26.6
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 26. Dvādaśāṅga (द्वादशाङ्ग) / 26.6
वेदनाप्रत्यया तृष्णा वेदनार्थं हि तृष्यते तृष्यमाण उपादानमुपादत्ते चतुर्विधम्
vedanāpratyayā tṛṣṇā vedanārthaṃ hi tṛṣyate tṛṣyamāṇa upādānam upādatte caturvidham
The line
A compound: vedanā (वेदना), and a condition, tṛṣṇa (तृष्ण), a compound: the Veda, not, and a thing, a meaning. In tṛṣyata (तृष्यत), tṛṣyamāṇa (तृष्यमाण), the material, in upādatta (उपादत्त), a compound: four, and vidha (विध).
Where it sits
In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 26. Dvādaśāṅga (द्वादशाङ्ग). The twelve links. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: vedanā-pratyayā (वेदना-प्रत्यया) + tṛṣṇā (तृष्णा) + veda-na-arthaṃ (वेद-न-अर्थं) + hi (हि) + tṛṣyate (तृष्यते) + tṛṣyamāṇa (तृष्यमाण) + upādānam (उपादानम्) + upādatte (उपादत्ते) + catur-vidham (चतुर्-विधम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vedanā-pratyayā (वेदना-प्रत्यया) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: vedanā (वेदना), and a condition. Read it from the end |
| tṛṣṇā (तृष्णा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | tṛṣṇa (तृष्ण) |
| veda-na-arthaṃ (वेद-न-अर्थं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: the Veda, not, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| tṛṣyate (तृष्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | tṛṣyata (तृष्यत) |
| tṛṣyamāṇa (तृष्यमाण) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| upādānam (उपादानम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the material |
| upādatte (उपादत्ते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | upādatta (उपादत्त) |
| catur-vidham (चतुर्-विधम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: four, and vidha (विध). Read it from the end |
The phrases
vedanā-pratyayā (वेदना-प्रत्यया) is a compound: vedanā (वेदना), and a condition. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. tṛṣṇā (तृष्णा) is tṛṣṇa (तृष्ण). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. veda-na-arthaṃ (वेद-न-अर्थं) is a compound: the Veda, not, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. tṛṣyate (तृष्यते) is tṛṣyata (तृष्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
tṛṣyamāṇa (तृष्यमाण) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. upādānam (उपादानम्) is the material. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. upādatte (उपादत्ते) is upādatta (उपादत्त). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. catur-vidham (चतुर्-विधम्) is a compound: four, and vidha (विध). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
vedanā-pratyayā (वेदना-प्रत्यया) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vedanā-pratyayā (वेदना-प्रत्यया) and tṛṣṇā (तृष्णा).